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Job #JPF09348

• Neurosurgery / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

  Position overview Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow

  Salary range: $64480 - $77327

  Review timeline: candidate is reviewed every 2 years from appointment

  Application Window

  Open date: May 6, 2024

  Next review date: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

  Final date: Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

  Position description

This will be a full-time post-doctoral fellow position in the Department of Neurosurgery in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Under the supervision of a principle investigator, the incumbent will assist and facilitate animal experiments. Training will be a continuous feature of this position. Specifically, candidate will assist in conducting animal based experiments in traumatic brain injury. Duties include rodent surgical techniques, rodent behavioral testing, immunohistochemistry, mitochondrial isolation, tissue preservation, tissue slicing and processing, microscopy, data analysis and functional assessments. Candidate will assist in ordering laboratory equipment and supplies and maintaining stock solutions. This researcher will be working on innovative research and as such will learn new techniques as they apply to emerging projects and teach other research personnel as necessary, specifically regarding to cortical spreading depression. Administrative work will be required, including maintenance of records, approval of protocols, laboratory maintenance, and scheduling of experiments. Candidate will follow all laboratory safety practices. Training volunteers, assist with and maintain ARC protocols.

Salary range is $64,480 - $77,327.

Successful candidates for postdoc positions are expected to have a PhD degree in Neuroscience or related fields.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

PhD in Neuroscience or related fields.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter (Optional)

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.

• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Only references of serious candidates will be contacted

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09348

Help contact: jacquelinelinares@mednet.ucla.edu

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA